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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

The next Archbishop of Canterbury's Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome

Archbishop Rowan
Williams and the Governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome last night announced their appointment of the Most Reverend David Moxon as
the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See and Director of
the Anglican Centre in Rome.

Archbishop David Moxon is currently the Bishop of
Waikato, Senior Bishop of the New
Zealand Dioceses, and an Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia. He succeeds
the Very Revd Canon David Richardson,
previously Dean of Melbourne
and of Adelaide (Australia). Canon Richardson will
retire at Easter, and Archbishop Moxon will take up his appointment in the
early summer. He will remain co-chairman
of ARCIC, the Anglican –Roman Catholic International Commission. He is married to Tureiti. They have four adult children.

Archbishop Rowan Williams in congratulating Archbishop
David on his appointment said:

“I am personally delighted that Archbishop
David Moxon has agreed to take up the joint post of Archbishop’s Representative
to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. There
can be few people in the Communion so well qualified for this work. Archbishop David has done distinguished
service to the Anglican – Roman Catholic dialogue both locally and globally,
and brings to this post both a wealth of experience and a range of profound
friendships across the confessional frontiers.”

Archbishop David Moxon responded:

“I feel humbled to be called to the role of Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative
to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. My
predecessor Canon David Richardson,
together with Margie his wife, has carried out an extraordinary ministry, taking
the Centre on a quantum leap forward. It
is a pleasure and a privilege to build on what they have achieved.

This appointment occurs at a time when ‘receptive ecumenism’ is making
its presence felt as an opportunity to engage in honest dialogue about our two
churches’ respective wounds, needs and opportunities. Already there is considerable interest in the
potential of such an approach as commended by phase three of the Anglican Roman
Catholic International Commission (ARCIC-3).
This appointment also occurs at a time when the International Anglican
Roman Catholic Commission on Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) has been restarted. The atmosphere of our relations in these
commissions is positive and hopeful: we
are, I believe, on the cusp of a new kind of engagement and relationship which
will focus on attending to each others’ deepest needs and working in solidarity
with each others greatest mission challenges.
Jesus’s prayer that we all be one will come about through increasing
degrees of communion borne of increasing degrees of companionship and prayer.

The Anglican Centre has been—and will continue to be—an embodiment of
these hopes and a place where this vision can be nurtured and demonstrated more
and more. Dialogue that leads to shared
mission projects can only facilitate the coming in of the Kingdom of God,
which is why we journey in hope together.
I look forward to being part of this quest and believe it is a privilege
to work on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s ministry and the Anglican
Communion as whole in the time ahead.”

The Very Revd David Richardson, retires as Director at Easter

The Anglican Centre in Rome seeks to
enable Anglican – Roman Catholic dialogue at every level and to encourage the
formation of friendly and informed relationships between Roman Catholics and
Anglicans. It gives opportunities for Roman Catholics to learn more about the
Anglican tradition and Anglicans to learn about the Roman Church. A place of
study, for groups and individuals, the Centre offers hospitality, dialogue and
prayer in the search for unity.

As the Centre is in Rome there are warm and
very close links with our diocese in Europe, and we do all we can to support its vital work. Personally I am very pleased to learn of
Archbishop David’s appointment. I have known him through our ecumenical work
together on Anglican-Roman Catholic relations, especially more recently since
his appointment as Co-Chairman of ARCIC and my own appointment as Co-Chairman
of IARCCUM, the International Anglican-Roman Commission on Unity and Mission.

We wish Archbishop David and Tureiti every blessing as they prepare to take up this new ministry.

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Burmese-Scottish, educated in Canada. Former priest in Niagara Diocese, Anglican C. of Canada’s Mission Co-ordinator for Latin America & the Caribbean, and Anglican Communion's Director of Ecumenical Affairs & Studies. Bishop since 2002. IARCCUM co-chairman. My wife Dr Colleen Hamid is a medical researcher. We have two sons, Jonathan and Michael. My office is in that great European city called London